THEME EXPLORATION

cinema and fantasy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
El espiritu de la colmena
El espiritu de la colmena
1973 · Victor Erice
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
Marquitta
Marquitta
1927 · Jean Renoir
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Guillermo del Toro Mexico

His films blend dark fantasy with cinema itself, exploring how imagination and horror intersect through visually poetic storytelling.

 Terry Gilliam United States/United Kingdom

He constructs sprawling fantasy worlds that critique reality while celebrating cinema's power to visualize the impossible and surreal.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

His animated works are meditations on fantasy as a transformative cinematic experience, where imagination becomes a refuge and form of truth.